FAQ Category: Sources
What Source I need to add for searching IEEE Xplore?
For searching IEEE content we provide Source Packages based on API, currently two are available for download in Muse Source Factory: 1) IEEEXploreAPIXML. This is a generic Source Package retrieving content without any filtering. 2) IEEEASPPXploreAPIXML. This is a Source Package specifically built to retrieve content from IEEE All-Society Periodicals Package. More exactly it has…
Why I’m getting the “Unsupported” limiter(s):…”when searching Source Packages?
Muse has the possibility to control the behavior of searches in cases when queries having unsupported limiters are launched. By unsupported limiter, we mean that one wants to search a source for records between 2 dates, even if the native site does not support this (i.e., does not have this option). The control is done…
How to check the paticular application or individual source stats/usage?
Statistics are logged into special log files by Muse. This statistics data is available into the $ICE_HOME/logs/ICECoreStatistics.log files and are available for the following areas of activity: – User sessions – for gathering overall usage statistics such as number of sessions logged on, length of sessions, IP addresses of sessions, failed login attempts, etc. –…
How can I still obtain result records when using limits in queries regardless of whether a given Source Package supports the limit or not?
When using Muse applications, one has the choice to set “strict” or “loose” limits for the searches. With “strict” limits, Muse returns “Unsupported Query” errors if a Source Package which does not support the selected limit is included, while with the “loose” configuration unsupported limits are dropped. To set one behavior or another, one must…
What happens if there is no proxy defined but all the settings say “use proxy”?
If there is no proxy defined (Proxy Host field) in either the application level or Source Package level, then no proxy will be used, no matter the other proxy related settings (Proxy Port, Proxy PAC also) from either level. Secondly, if there are proxy settings both at application level and at the Source Package level,…
Can I add the same Source Package with different names in different groups?
A Source Package can be added only once in each source group defined in an application. The Source Package name cannot be different – it will have the same name in all the groups it belongs to.
What Z39.50 Source Package should I use to profile a library catalog with a Z39.50 server?
Although ANSI/NISO Z39.50 is a standard for common search and retrieval, it is implemented differently and in different versions by various commercial library catalog software vendors. For this reason MuseGlobal has several vendor/product-specific Source Packages (SPs) all based on the common Z39.50 protocols. These vendor or product-specific SPs are customized to accommodate specific data and…
How can I obtain the SSL certificate from a HTTPS data source?
A certificate is a binary file which provides certain information about that site. Such certificates are signed by authorities. To save a SSL certificate one must follow the below steps: – using the Internet Explorer browser navigate to site address; – select File/Properties, and on the General tab select Certificates; – a window will appear…
Why I am geting “The page cannot be diplayed”error from time to time in Muse applications?
This a known/intermittent behavior of some old browsers, like Internet Explorer 6. By default, Muse HTTP Server closes client sockets as soon as it finishes sending out the response, in order to recycle sockets as soon as possible. However, there are some problems with certain browsers (like IE6) that send data after the socket was…
How should I use the NewsBank AccessWorld News generic Source Packages (NewsBankAWN_0001, etc.)?
We now provide generic template Source Packages for NewsBank’s Access World News product, to take full advantage of its flexibility. *** NOTE: The “America’s Newspapers” database is different than “Access World News”. We already have a dedicated source package for the “America’s Newspapers” database: the NewsBankFTN SP. The fields that need to be configured via…